Bumblebee Room

(2-3 years old room)

Frog Room

(3-5 years old room)

Welcome to our day

7.30 am

• Families begin to arrive and share information with staff (this continues throughout the day depending on each family’s agreed hours).
• Children are encouraged to wash their hands on arrival.
• Indoor free choice activities are available for the children.

8.00 am

• Wash hands for progressive breakfast
• Fruit, variety of breakfast e.g. toast, muffins, pikelets, cereals, oats etc and milk provided by the centre.

9.00 am

• Children transition to outdoor play if weather permits.
• Apply sunscreen 20 Minutes before going outside.
• Flexibility enables children to choose, to continue, to return to activities or be part of planned experiences.

10.30 am  

• Indoor play experiences

11.45 am

• Children are encouraged to tidy up.
  •Planned transition group times with children.

12.00 pm

• Wash hands for lunch. Serve their own food, scrape their own plates and pour their own drinks
• Centre provides a healthy lunch for children, and water. At times children may eat lunch in the outdoor area of the centre as a picnic.

12.30 pm

• Sleep/quiet time.
• Quiet activities available for non-sleepers.
• School readiness or ELLA program.

2.30 pm

• Children wake up.
• Shoes and socks on/Quiet activities provided

2.45 pm

• Afternoon Tea
• Wash hands for afternoon tea.
• Fruit, vegetable, fresh cooked afternoon tea and milk etc provided by the centre.

3.00 pm – 5.30 pm

• Indoor/outdoor, free play, planned experiences. (weather permitting)
• Information exchange between educators and families regarding the child’s day as
  families commence to depart.

5.35pm

• Snack
• Wash hands for snack and water provided by the centre.

6.00 pm

• Centre closes.

Parents get a snapshot of what their child/children have been doing during the day by viewing our daily diaries on power point on the computer in each room.

During winter our indoor play times for mornings rotates with outdoor play time. The children have indoor play first before going outside at about 10.30 am.

*Nappies are changed and the toilet used on a needs basis not just at routine times.

Absences

Child Care Benefit pays for 42 days of absence (but can’t be more than 8 weeks each time) for each child per financial year. Allowable absences can be taken for any reason i.e. family holiday, religious leave, school holidays etc. If your child exceeds the forty-two allowable absences, full fees will be payable for every absence thereafter. Please note that the payment of CCS is between the parent account holder and Centrelink. Our staff may be able to advise - but it is your negotiation with Centre Link that is needed.

Withdrawal from Care

Parents/guardians intending to withdraw their child must provide notice in writing:

• During the first three months in care - four weeks’ notice in writing is required for the withdrawal of a child from care within the first three months of starting.
• The end of the calendar year - four week’s notice in writing is also required for the early withdrawal of a child after 20th November, as the filling of places becomes extremely difficult at this time.
• Other times At times other than those shown above, two weeks’ notice in writing of the withdrawal of a child is needed.
• Please remember that fees are paid to book a place for the child. “Daisy” relies on its fees to offer the quality care it provides.
• “Daisy”’s discretion Our aim is not to penalize parents, and so special cases may be treated sympathetically, and if vacancies can be filled by other children, then leaving costs may be reduced.
• If due notice is not given, then full fees will be due to be paid for a child who leaves, until a place is filled. Please also note that CCS is not paid when a child fails to attend the Centre up to the notified leaving date.

We Provide

• Cancer Council SPF 30+ broad spectrum water resistant sunscreen.
• Protective clothing for painting, water play etc.
• Breakfast starts from 8:00am. Served with a choice of milk or water.
• Lunch at 12.00 noon. This is a nutritious well balanced meal served with water.
• Afternoon tea at 3:00pm served with milk/water.
• A snack at 5.30pm served with fruits/ vegetables and water.
• Water is freely available indoor and outdoor throughout the day.
• Meals are 4 weeks planned and prepared by a qualified cook to meet at least 50% of your
• child’s daily nutritional requirements. Daisy Learning Centre has a nut free policy; please be assured that all our meals and food products will be nut free
• The centre caters for children with other food allergies and religions needs.

What to Bring

• One hat (if possible wide brimmed or legionaire) if not purchasing Daisy’s hat.
• One sheet set and blanket (if possible cot set size).
• One extra set of both summer and winter clothing (please include more if your child is toilet training).
• Two pairs of underpants (please include more if your child is toilet training).
• 4 Nappies for the whole day (if required).
• Nappies for the whole day (if required).
• A reasonable locker size bag for all their belongings. No plastic bags are allowed.

Please send your child in suitable play clothes so they may play and explore freely and not worry about getting good clothes dirty. Ensure their clothing and footwear is easy enough for them to perform simple tasks on their own, such as elastic waistband for easy toileting and velcro shoes to place on and off independently. Thongs and clogs are not acceptable. Please label all clothing.

Sun Protection

At Daisy Learning Child Care Centre we practice safe fun in and out of the sun procedures. We ask that parents dress their children in clothing that gives them maximum protection from the sun. A loose fitting cotton T-shirt which covers the shoulders and the back of the neck is recommended. We also recommend that you apply SPF 30+ broad spectrum water resistant sunscreen to your child when arriving at the centre. More will be applied throughout the day as needed.

Toys & Treasures from Home

We recognise the enthusiasm your child has for some toys and how they wish to show them to their friends but we would appreciate it if toys were NOT brought from home. Your child’s “treasures” can be lost or broken, causing unnecessary distress. They can bring a soft toy for rest time which is kept in their locker until needed.

Daisy Learning Centre is a war toy free zone, including action heroes e.g. Batman and Spiderman etc as they teach:

• War and violence amongst children
• Children to show aggression to one another.
• That war and violent activities are fun.

The Centre and Educators do not accept responsibility for any broken, lost or damaged toys which are brought from home to the centre.

Birthdays

This is a very special day for your child. Birthday cakes are provided by the centre at a cost of $6.00 per child that day, or close to that day if your child is not attending on the actual day. Please feel free to join us for afternoon tea on this day, to make it a really special day for your child.

Fees, Bond and Statements

Current Fees

• 2-3 years of age $ 110.00 per day. Bumble Bees Room
• 3-5 years of age $ 110.00 per day. Frogs Room

The centre operates 50 weeks of the year (closed for two weeks at the end of December and early January)

An enrolment bond equivalent to two weeks’ full fees is held by the centre and only refundable if full settlement of all fees is made within 10 days of the child/children leaving the centre.

A statement will be issued every Tuesday (or Wednesday, especially if Monday is public holiday). Statements show charges for attendance, support payment from Centrelink CCS and gap fees which parents need to pay, only for the previous week, as our computer is linked with the government's computer, and we can only see what support payments have been made the following week. As fees are payable in advance, negative balances will show that an account is out of order.

Method of Payment

Fees may be paid by cash, cheque, money order, internet banking and deposit book.

Cash payments must be written in our cash payment book in the Frog Room and then money placed in the fees box. Cheques can also be placed in the fees box. Any cheques dishonoured will incur the extra costs which are passed to us.

If paying by internet banking, please have your child’s given name (the name used in the Centre) first in the reference. Our accounts are kept in the children’s given names. Please pay to Daisy Children Services P/L BSB: 032-062 Account: 280630

Late Payment of Fees

The Centre Director has the authority to re-evaluate a child’s enrolment position in the Centre if fees continue to remain unpaid after First and Final Fees Reminders and no discussion or agreement to pay has been arranged. Your child’s placement may also be withdrawn where an enrolled child is absent from the Centre for two weeks or more without prior notice given.

Fees for the late collection of children

Our licence only allows for children to be in the centre from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Parents and guardians/authorized persons collecting the child must arrive at the centre by 5:50 pm. at the latest, and have left the premises by 6:00 pm.

If unavoidably delayed, please contact the centre and advise the staff. Please try to arrange for someone else to pick up the child. Two staff members will stay with your child until collected.

A late fee of $20.00 for the first fifteen minutes after 6pm will be charged. After 6:15 pm, the charge will be at the rate of $1 per minute. The fine is calculated to the time that the child exits the centre. Parents will be asked to sign a late pick up form and the fine is then debited to their fees account.

Exclusions from Care

Exclusions due to illness: for the health and safety reasons of other children, a child will not be able to attend the centre during the period of time in which:

• the child has a disease or condition which is contagious during social contact
• following the advice of a medical practitioner not to attend the centre
• if the director requests the sick child not to attend the centre as the child requires care that the centre educators cannot implement.
• where a child needs to be administered paracetamol for a temperature greater than 38 degrees.
• if the child has been unwell earlier before arriving to the centre.
• during the first 48 hours commencing antibiotics.
• if a child has been hospitalised in the last 48 hours.
• Please note that if a child has been ill with a contagious disease or unspecified rash, parents will need to provide a doctor’s certificate stating details of the illness and that they are no longer contagious and fit to return to centre.

Immunisation/Birth Certificate

Upon enrolment to the centre we will require proof and the provision of an up to date ACIR History

Statement of your child’s immunisation according to their age. In the event a child has not been immunised and a condition that is usually prevented by immunisation occurs, that child may be excluded from care as this is a Department of Health requirement. A copy of the child’s birth certificate is also required.

Medication

All medication must be handed to a staff member. NO MEDICATIONS MUST BE LEFT  IN YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN’S BAG.

 

• Only prescribed medication will be given, as directed by the child’s doctor, in writing or as set out on the original bottle label which will define clearly the child’s name, times to be given and the length of time to be given.
• If your child is on long term medication we must have a letter from the doctor treating your child. These instructions must state the name of the medication, dosage, and when and how it is to be administered. This letter must be renewed every 3 months.
• If your child has any allergies then a medical plan must be made available to the centre and educators from the treating doctor.
• Please note that staff will only administer medication with the correct written authority from doctors. Staff will strictly follow instructions written by the treating doctor and therefore staff will not be liable for any allergic reaction or injury encountered to the child as a result of the medication. Please ensure the information placed on the medical plan or permission form is clear and accurate. Staff will not be held responsible for incorrect information written by the parent.

We have a variety of books for children and resources on topics relevant to early childhood and parenting such as toileting, sleeping, discipline and other parenting issues. These books are available for loan to parents who become members of our library.

All books and resources borrowed must be signed out, and in on return. Books and other items are also for sale from recognized book clubs so that parents are able to buy quality books, puzzles etc for their children.

These items are available for you to view outside the Frog room.

At the centre we acknowledge the importance of parent involvement in all our programmes. There are many ways in which you can become involved and how much is up to you. We realise your time is limited. However, if you would like to visit the centre to help out or just spend some quality time with your child our “open door” policy welcomes you anytime.

We welcome your involvement in:

• Teaching the children and staff a song in your home language.
• Reading to the children a story in your first language.
• Cooking a traditional meal for the children.
• Giving the cook a favourite recipe.
• Assisting in excursions and centre events.
• Bringing in recycle or natural resources for craft supplies.
• Sharing an interest or occupation.
• Sharing a craft activity.
• Providing ideas/ input for program planning.
• Reading children’s learning documentation and giving feedback.
• Bring in weekend sheets about your home experiences, celebrations, other information e.g. (pets, siblings, outings etc)
• Telling us about your child’s interests, strength and needs
• Reviewing our centre's policies
• Please talk to educators, let us know your views and give us your feedback either informally or through parent surveys.

Please talk to educators, let us know your views and give us your feedback either informally or through parent surveys.

As our main duty of care is for the safety, well being and education of the children. All educators who are recognized under the Education and Care National Regulations 2011 as Mandatory Reporters have a duty under the law to bring to the attention of the Department of Community Services any suspicion of child abuse, neglect, etc. At the centre all educators are trained in Child Protection and understand their duty of care to all the children in their care.

Where a parent has any concerns or complaints this needs to be discussed with the Director, Susan Shan, the Centre Director, on 97189119 or 0468 931 284 or Nominated Supervisor Gina Kang.

If you are still not satisfied you can ring the Department of Community Services or ACECQA (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority).